sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell [1940-], reeds, percussion); Joseph Jarman [1937-2019], reeds, percussion; Lester Bowie [1941-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors [1927-2004], bass, percussion), live (TV show), France, 1970
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sounds of Chicago
Hamid Drake (percussion, MCOTD Hall of Fame) and Michael Zerang (percussion) with guest Nicole Mitchell (flute), 33rd annual winter solstice celebration, live, Chicago (Links Hall/Constellation), 12/21/23 (excerpt)
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sounds of Chicago
A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (“We’re A Winner,” “Little Child Runnin’ Wild,” “Beautiful Brother of Mine,” “We the People,” “Keep On Keeping On,” “Superfly,” “Freddie’s Dead,” “Now You’re Gone,” “The Other Side of Town,” “The Makings Of You,” “So In Love,” “Move On Up” [all C. Mayfield]): WDR Big Band and WDR Funkhausorchester (Vince Mendoza, arranger/conductor) with Ledisi (vocals), Bilal (vocals), et al., live, Germany (Cologne), 9/30/23
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Pilgrim Jubilees, “Three Trees,” live, Jackson, Miss., 2017
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sounds of Chicago
DKV Trio (Hamid Drake [drums, MCOTD Hall of fame], Kent Kessler [bass], Ken Vandermark [reeds]), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), last night
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never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor; Hidemi Suzuki (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2017
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Speaking of “never enough,” the annual Bach Festival on WKCR-FM (Columbia University)—one of my favorite musical events of the year—runs through midnight New Year’s Eve.
testify!
Land Boys, “Heaven Is My Goal,” live, Millry, Alabama, 2017
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like nobody else
Nina Simone (1933-2003), “To Love Somebody” (B. Gibb, R. Gibb), live, France (Antibes), 1969
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sounds of New Orleans
Wish my living room sounded like this.
Crown Seekers, “That’s Heaven to Me” (S. Cooke), live (rehearsal), New Orleans, 2010
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timeless
Thelonious Monk Quartet (TM, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone: Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums), “Bolivar Blues” (T. Monk), live, Japan, 1963, excerpt
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